August 24, 2012

Java Marble Egg, Telur Pindang Jawa

It all started when I made saffron rice (Basmati rice cook in Balinese saffron) that I cooked up on the last weekend, honestly I was not sure what to cook to be the other side dish besides Java style shredded chicken cook in coconut milk.

I about to paused the work in the kitchen and about to decide looking up my recipe folder which I thought even makes the time gone totally wasted. I was eventually have an idea to make something easy and tasty to be the other star of the plate, something humble yet gorgeous! Marble eggs. But at the end, I must be willing to let go my time and facing the fact that the whole process was finish way too late in the evening.

I have to admit, nowadays I feel like became unprepared being, let things flow unorganized and by the end I have realized that all things have been shockingly messed up.

I use to listed and planning what to cook before hand, checking up everything that available in the fridge and wondered why I am so silly by not doing it so.

Moreover, I used to cook non stop too, take turns after each dishes have done and could prudently make my mind up.

I did not say that I like to cook alike a robot but the fact I need to chase the 3hrs that I own while my son goes on his nap.

It really strange to know why I did such thing that absolutely cause me big headache, its intolerant anyway and I need to slap my self to wake up, alwaysPrepared and organize!

Frankly, I was occupied with so many things in the past 3 month, cooking and photographing, write up the recipes, finalized the pictures and the same time doing an editing at night so I can wrapped up the works efficiently because all recipes and the photographs has the dead line as in the contract.

Well, This is what I came up after being silly, Marble eggs, the looks really gorgeous and it taste absolutely nailed it. I decide to make it after I remember that I was collecting the garlic skin and shallots skin in a plastic bag only to make the marble eggs.

I modified the ingredients from Telur pidang recipe but I stick to the method as it should remain authentic!

Java M a r b l e eggs

Telur pindang Jawa

Ingredient

4 whole eggs

1 1/2 tablespoons black tea (powder)2 Indonesian bay leaves

A handful of shallot skin

A handful of garlic skin

2 tablespoons sea salt

Sufficient amount of Water *just enough to hard boil the eggs

Direction

Wash the eggs, and place them in a deep cooking pot.

Top up with enough water to cover the eggs. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

After 10 minutes, lift the eggs out using a slotted spoon and place in cold water.

When the hard-boiled eggs are cool enough to handle, gently crack the shells with the back of a spoon until the entire shell is a network of cracks**do not peel!